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Moai-kun

Moai-kun is a puzzle video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer in Japan in March 1990. The game derives its themes from Easter Island; the player controls a sentient moai statue that…

9 March 1990

Moai-kun is a platform developed by Konami, released 9 March 1990 on Family Computer.

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What Moai-kun is

Moai-kun is a platform game developed by Konami and released in 1990. It is available on Family Computer only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Moai-kun is a puzzle video game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer in Japan in March 1990. The game derives its themes from Easter Island; the player controls a sentient moai statue that must rescue other moai and escape each stage via a door before the timer expires. Although platforming elements are present, the primary challenge is to find a way to manipulate the objects in each stage to reach the distressed moai and rescue them while still leaving an avenue of escape to the exit door.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Moai-kun launched on 9 March 1990, within three weeks of Nemesis and Target Earth.

Released around the same time: Nemesis, Target Earth.

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When did Moai-kun come out?
Moai-kun was released on 9 March 1990 for Family Computer.

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